Aman set out to scale Montana’s tallest mountain but suffered a gruesome injury along the way. Yet, the man miraculously hiked 10 miles down the mountain.
KTLA-TV reported that 32-year-old David Cifaldi and two hiking companions were crossing Montana’s ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and approaching the summit of Granite Peak on July 20.
“A couple of inches the other way, and this would be a different story.”
The Mountain Guides, a hiking website, states that Granite Peak is Montana’s highest summit at an elevation of 12,803 feet.
“This formidable mountain is located in the heart of the remote and scenic Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, just north of Yellowstone National Park,” according to The Mountain Guides, which noted, “Granite Peak is considered by many to be the most difficult high-point summit after Denali.”
Cifaldi suffered a grisly injury from a freak hiking accident during his arduous trek: He was impaled by his own steel-tipped trekking pole.
